Andy Harper The work I made for the deckchair was part of an ongoing series of paintings engaged with the idea of evolutionary theory. Predominantly an exploration in mark-making, the paintings develop an ever changing vocabulary. Earlier paintings relied on the repetition of a single and simple brush stroke to yield a mono-cultural field of grass. Over the last three years this simple process has diversified. The marks and combinations of marks form into images of a much more fantastical terrain. As the paintings adapt and change over time, each manifestation depicts an unnamable world, with the most recent works attempting to picture the future natural.

Andy Harper is a practicing artist based in London. He studied at Brighton Poly, the Royal College of Art and Middlesex University.

Recent shows include The Visitors at 319 Portobello Rd, The Ballad of Mistah Bones at Frost and Reed gallery and Behemoth at Danielle Arnaud Gallery. He teaches fine art at Goldsmiths College (MA) and Central St. Martins (BA).

Andy plays an active role in a number of artist-run projects including Braziers International Artists Workshop, NOT-CUT studios and a Forum for contemporary artists. This year he also co-founded CAPE, with Abigail Reynolds, a trans-disciplinary practice-based residency programme in St. Just, Cornwall.